Life threatening emergencies |
Telephone Triple Zero (000) For life threatening, critical or serious situations only. |
State Emergency Service (SES) flood and storm assistance |
Telephone 132 500 |
Non-emergency contacts |
Tasmania Fire Service |
To report a fire, telephone Triple Zero (000) For non-emergencies, contact
1800 000 699 State-wide fire bans Fire alert map |
Fire alert list |
Ambulance Tasmania |
1800 008 008 |
Tasmania Police |
131 444 |
Crime Stoppers |
1800 333 000 |
Health and hospital information |
Contact the
Department of Health and Human Services or phone Service Tasmania on
1300 135 513 |
Poison Information Centre |
131 126 |
Health direct |
After hours medical advice - phone
1800 022 222 |
Road conditions and closures |
For state-wide details visit: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources Tasmania Police |
Power supply/outages |
Aurora Energy: Current power outage information Report fallen powerlines or a power outage: phone
13 2004 |
Weather and warnings |
Visit the
Bureau of Meteorology site, or check their
Telephone Weather Services Directory for Tasmania. For warnings and advice, tune to your local ABC radio station. Details of your local ABC radio frequency and web page can be obtained from
www.abc.net.au/local. |
Animal emergencies |
To report injured or orphaned wildlife, contact the
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm on 6165 4305 |
Tsunami warnings |
Check the latest Bureau of Meteorology tsunami warnings. Listen to your local radio and TV announcements. Telephone 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264) |
Tasmanian local councils |
Visit your
local council for information regarding your specific location, or check your local telephone book for your local council's contact phone numbers. |
Telecommunications |
Telstra Web site:
www.telstra.com.au Phone:
132 203 - report faults and damage to Telstra property 132 299 - business-only technical support
Optus Web site:
www.optus.com.au Phone: 133 937
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Schools |
For information on school closures, either contact your children's school directly or visit the
Department of Education. |